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Re: 2013 Travis Hafner Performance Thread

Re: 2013 Travis Hafner Performance Thread

Travis is a powerhouse, and we were lucky to get him.. Now if we would only play him a little more and let him stay sharp.. How nice it would be to get a healthy Mark back in the lineup with his ability to switch hit??

I do like Overbay and he's hitting much better, but Mark is a big time switch hitter with power...

Re: 2013 Travis Hafner Performance Thread

Originally Posted by NoodleRay

Travis is a powerhouse, and we were lucky to get him.. Now if we would only play him a little more and let him stay sharp.. How nice it would be to get a healthy Mark back in the lineup with his ability to switch hit??

I do like Overbay and he's hitting much better, but Mark is a big time switch hitter with power...

I have no problem sitting a 35 year old who can't play the field and has a history of injuries. He's going to need off days to avoid a lengthy DL stint, might aw well get those off days v LHP.

I'm happy Overbay hasn't been replacement level which is what I thought he'd be when the Yanks took a flier on him but he's easily DFA'd as soon as Teixiera is healthy assuming no one else hits the DL.

Re: 2013 Travis Hafner Performance Thread

Originally Posted by Mark19

Pretty good day - missed a 2 HR - 5 RBI day against LHP by a few feet.

I never want to see Ben Francisco start ahead of him ever again.

While I'd be happy to see Ben francisco show up in the ex-Yankee thread I'd still like Pronk to get regular days off regardless of how hot he is. He's played more than 94 games just once since 2007 and even that year it was just 118.

Re: 2013 Travis Hafner Performance Thread

From RAB:

MAY 14
Hafner headed for MRI on sore right shoulder
By Mike Axisa
Travis Hafner will miss at least the next few days with a sore right shoulder. He is heading for a precautionary MRI, but given his injury history, every bump and bruise is a red flag. The 35-year-old is hitting .260/.383/.510 (140 wRC+) overall this year despite slumping hard in May (23 wRC+). Hafner had debridement surgery on his right shoulder back in 2008 and missed time with soreness and inflammation in both 2009 and 2010.

While I'd be happy to see Ben francisco show up in the ex-Yankee thread I'd still like Pronk to get regular days off regardless of how hot he is. He's played more than 94 games just once since 2007 and even that year it was just 118.

The guy will break with overuse.

"Deep to left! Yastrzemski will not get it! It's a home run! A three-run homer by Bucky Dent! And the Yankees now lead by a score of 3-2!" - New York Yankees announcer Bill White (October 2, 1978)